Abstract
This study was conducted in order to determine whether commitment to
organizations and work engagement are distinguishable constructs among
volunteers from 18 nonprofit organizations. The strategy used addresses
their distinctiveness, demonstrating that they relate differently to outcomes
of interest. It is expected that organizational commitment will predict
intention to remain and work engagement will predict psychological
well-being. Results indicate that the pattern of relationships is clearly
different: the relationship between engagement and intention to remain is
entirely mediated by commitment, and the relationship between commitment
and psychological well-being is fully mediated by engagement. Regression
analyses confirm that commitment, and not engagement, predicts intention
to remain, and that engagement, and not commitment, predicts
psychological well-being in the sample of 232 active volunteers. These
results are useful to differentiate between both concepts, and to develop
specific nonprofit organization management strategies.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 291-302 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | Journal of Community Psychology |
Volume | 41 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- commitment
- impegno
- organization
- organizzazione
- volontariato
- volunteers